Chapter 577 Making Him Unhappy
The next day, after having breakfast, Hayden flew to Radiant Valley City. When she arrived at Daniel's residence, she didn't recognize Daniel at first sight. However, Daniel recognized her immediately. He knelt down in front of her, crying, and begged her to take him back.
It's been almost six years since she last saw Daniel. He used to be chubby, but now he has become slim. At first glance, he looks like someone who is malnourished, but he has grown taller. He is now much taller than Hayden. With the good genes from Finn, his appearance actually looks much better than before.
However, after enduring long-term suppression and abuse, Daniel no longer carries even a trace of the noble air of Liam. At this moment, he kneels before her, resembling almost nothing more than a servant who only knows how to bow and scrape.
"Alright, I'll take you back," Hayden promised without hesitation, looking at Daniel who was crying loudly without a hint of manly composure. She quickly changed the subject, saying, "But once we get back, your fate will be in your own hands. I can't decide for you."
"Thank you, Hayden," Daniel said tearfully, looking at Hayden with gratitude, nodding vigorously.
"When we get back, I will listen to everything you say. Whatever you ask me to do, I will do it."
Hayden looked at him and reached out a hand to help him up, saying, "A man's knees are made for gold. I hope, besides Dad, you won't kneel to anyone else."
"Okay, I hear you," Daniel said, tears streaming down his face. In this moment, he felt as if he had been given a new lease on life.
On that day, Hayden took a private plane belonging to The Smith family from Radiant Valley City to the Imperial Capital in the country.
Hayden returned to the United States, which was a big event for the Smith family. Therefore, Finn personally went to the airport to pick her up.
Jocelyn went to study at Frostpeak Republic. When Hayden was in Skylandia, she would visit him during her breaks. So, this time when Hayden returned home, she wasn't around.
Finn knew he was coming to pick Hayden up, and he might not be too eager to see Daniel yet. So, Hayden arranged for Daniel to get off the plane later, and had Melissa arrange a different place for Daniel to stay temporarily, not letting him go back to The Smith family for now. They would wait for the right opportunity to bring it up.
"You came back suddenly. Is it because William is getting engaged?"
After getting in the car, Finn looked at Hayden, whose belly had already grown quite big, with affection, and asked her.
Hayden smiled faintly and nodded without hesitation, "Yeah, it's because he's getting engaged."
"Hayden, if you still truly like William and want to be with him, I can go and explain everything that happened back then to him," Finn said, looking at his capable yet lonely daughter with extra tenderness.
Hayden looked at Finn and shook his head lightly, "Dad, it's okay. He must have thought that Michelle is better than me, that's why he married Michelle."
“Hayden，.......”
"Dad, so many years have passed, I don't blame you anymore." Looking at Finn, Hayden interrupted him with a faint smile before he could say anything.
Watching her, Finn sighed with pity, "Okay, it's up to you."
"Dad, I went to see Daniel in Radiant Valley City. He has grown taller and lost a lot of weight," Hayden suddenly changed the subject, mentioning Daniel.
However, when Daniel was mentioned, Finn sighed deeply, leaning back in his chair, and said sadly, "I've long considered him not my son anymore. The future of The Smith family will be you and Jocelyn."
"Dad, after all, Daniel is your biological son."
Finn nodded almost affirmatively and asked, "You brought him back, didn't you?"
Although he is now partially paralyzed, many things in The Smith Group have already been handed over to Hayden. He may be disabled, but he is not stupid, and he still has a clear understanding of everything.
"Yes," Hayden nodded. "When you're ready to see him, I'll have someone bring him back."
Finn listened, then suddenly closed his eyes and fell silent.
But Hayden knew deep down, Finn still had his son Daniel in his heart. It's just that he hadn't completely let go of that intense hatred towards Avery yet.
Three days later, it was William and Michelle's engagement ceremony.
Early in the morning, Hayden boarded the private plane of The Smith family and flew to River North.
Because she is pregnant now, it's really inconvenient. In order to avoid any possible accidents as much as possible, Hayden, who used to rarely use The Smith family's private plane before, now flies on The Smith family's private plane no matter where she goes.
Firstly, it's not just safer, it also minimizes the chances of some accidents and secondly, of course, it provides greater confidentiality.
Although whether it was Finn or she, neither intended to keep her pregnancy a secret, she did not want to be the center of media attention, nor did she want to be the subject of idle gossip. Above all, she did not want the two children, who had not yet been born, to become targets of public criticism.
So, the later the news of her pregnancy and childbirth is known to the public, the better.
After the plane landed at River North International Airport, Hayden went directly from the airport to the Harmonious Prosperity Hotel, where William and Michelle's engagement ceremony was being held. According to media reports, William has booked the entire Harmonious Prosperity Hotel for the next two days and even arranged for two private jets to pick up Michelle's parents and friends to attend the engagement ceremony.
He really spent a fortune, looking like he was preparing for a grand ceremony.
Fortunately, with her friendship with Gabriel, he lent her the only presidential suite at the Harmonious Prosperity Hotel, which is not available to the public.
The Harmonious Prosperity Hotel, the only six-star hotel in River North, is an industry under the Garcia family's ownership. William is Gabriel's uncle by marriage. Gabriel dotes on Teresa so much that he would not only agree to let William book the Harmonious Prosperity Hotel for two days, but he would also be willing to transfer ownership of the hotel to the Bennett family.
When Hayden's car arrived at the Harmonious Prosperity Hotel, the guests who had come to attend the engagement ceremony had already started to arrive.
Sitting in the car, Hayden saw Teresa getting out of the car with Gabriel at a glance through the clear car window.
Teresa probably noticed her too, so she gave her a call.
However, she didn't pick up.
Not refusing, it's not that she didn't want to see Teresa, nor is it that she didn't want Teresa to know she has returned to the country.
Today was a great day for William. The wedding was so grand and lavish. With Teresa's simple and sincere nature, she was afraid. Teresa knew that when she came back, she would question William for her sake, making him unhappy.
So, she could only steel herself and not answer Teresa's call.
Hayden didn't enter through the main entrance of the hotel. Instead, she had the driver drive the car directly into the underground parking garage on the second basement level. Then, she took a private elevator up to the top floor's presidential suite.
After arriving at the suite, Elijah greeted the general manager of the River North branch of The Smith Group. The main purpose of the interaction was that Hayden asked him to help deliver a message to William.
Because at this point in time, she didn't want anyone to know about her relationship with William. She had asked the general manager of The Smith Group's branch to go, so that others wouldn't suspect it was her, but William would definitely know that the person coming to see him was her.
A few minutes later, the branch manager returned and informed her that William was unwilling to meet her.
William was the only man she had ever loved and still loves to this day. She truly didn't want to hurt him in the slightest, let alone make him feel any discomfort or unease at the engagement ceremony with Michelle.
She just couldn't help herself. On the day her beloved man got engaged, she came over in person to give him her blessings face to face.
That's all!
However, he refused.
How did they end up in this situation today?
Either she was avoiding him, or he was dodging her.
She thought she wouldn't be sad anymore.
But at this moment, Hayden was still feeling sad.
But for the two children in her belly, she couldn't be sad.
So, she took a deep breath and quickly adjusted her emotions.
Since she came to send blessings, if these blessings are not given out, they will be meaningless.
I'm sorry, William, I'm afraid she will make him unhappy again.
